We can’t make roads any safer for furry animals, but we can make our products safer for you. And we take your safety very seriously. We have a dedicated team of armadillos working round the clock to make our products more safe. They carry out a whole bunch of tests on our toys. The main one being the BS EN 71 test. This is the British Standard Specification for the safety of toys.

Our roadkill toys have had it bad enough already, but they get it much worse in the BS EN 71 test. They’re burnt, pulled, hung, flung, butchered, grated, eviscerated. And that’s what it takes to produce completely safe products.

This test ensures that our teddies remain nice and simple. Free from needles, shards of glass, irritants, and grenades. With just good old stuffing and plush. But despite all this, we must emphasise that this product is not a toy. And as such it is not designed for children under the age of 14 to play with. It is designed for big kids. The kind of kids that have beer guts and hairy shoulders.

If you want to know more about what the BS EN 71 test involves and how it is conducted, read on.

EN 71-1:1998 Safety of toys — Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties

This standard contains requirements for the design, strength, performance and labelling of toys

EN 71-1:1998/A5:2000 Safety of toys — Part 1 Amendment 5 *

EN 71-1:1998/A1:2001 Safety of toys — Part 1 Amendment 1 *

EN 71-1:1998/A2:2002 Safety of toys — Part 1 Amendment 2 *

EN 71-1:1998/A6:2002 Safety of toys — Part 1 Amendment 6 *

EN 71-1:1998/A7:2002 Safety of toys — Part 1 Amendment 7 *

EN 71-1:1998/A7:2002 Safety of toys — Part 1 Amendment 8 *

EN 71-1:1998/A7:2002 Safety of toys — Part 1 Amendment 9 *

EN 71-1:1998/A7:2002 Safety of toys — Part 1 Amendment 10 *

EN 71-1:1998/A7:2002 Safety of toys — Part 1 Amendment 11 *

* In the UK these amendments have been published in a consolidated version BSEN71-1. The amendments introduce new requirements for such topics as scooters, small balls and spherical toys, suction cups, toy roller skates and toy inline skates, toy chests, cup shaped components and some new labelling requirements

EN 71-2:1993 Safety of toys — Part 2: Flammability

This standard contains requirements and test methods to assess the flaming characteristics of some toys (eg costumes, tents)

EN 71-3:1994 Safety of toys — Part 3: Migration of certain elements

This standard contains requirements which limit the amount of toxic metals (eg Lead) in the materials used to make toys.

EN 71-3:1994/ A1:2000 Safety of toys — Part 3: Migration of certain elements — Amendment 1

This amendment changed slightly the way in which toys are tested for toxic metals.

EN 71-4:1990 Safety of toys — Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities

The standard for chemistry sets only permits certain substances to be included and limits the amounts supplied. Requirements are given for labelling and the instructions.

EN 71-5:1993 Safety of toys — Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets

This standard includes requirements for the composition and labelling of other toys which include chemicals (eg moulding sets and glues)

EN 71-6:1994 Safety of toys — Part 6: Graphical symbol for age warning labelling

This standard describes the proper use of the under 3 year pictogram on toys.

EN 71-7:2002 Safety of toys — Part 7: Finger Paints – requirements and test methods

Finger paints are only permitted to contain certain substances and this standard describes these requirements.

EN 71-8:2003 Safety of toys — Part 8: Swings, slides and similar activity toys for indoor and outdoor family domestic use

This standard contains requirements for indoor and outdoor play equipment. The standard contains design and performance requirements.

EN 71-9:2005 Safety of toys — Part 9: Organic chemical compounds – requirements

This standard contains requirements which relate to chemical substances in toys. Poorly designed and made toys could contain dangerous substances which leach out of the toy when it is played with. This standard addressed those concerns by limiting these substances in certain toys.

EN 50088:1996 Safety of electric toys

EN 50088:1996/ A2:1997 Safety of electric toys — Amendment 2

EN 50088:1996/ A1:1996 Safety of electric toys — Amendment 1

These standards contain requirements for the safe design and performance of battery operated toys.